Horrible Wedding Cliches

The idea behind tonight's blog topic comes from one of my favourite TV programmes, How I Met Your Mother. Last night's episode was Something Blue, the last episode of Season 2, where Lily & Marshall got married. Before the wedding they were making a list of horrible wedding cliches that they didn't want on their big day. This reminded me of a similar list that we made before our wedding day. We also had a list of cliche wedding photos that we asked the photographer not to take. 

So here is my list of horrible wedding cliches: 

1. Cheesy disco songs - These got a whole list of their own. We had a firm 'No-playlist' which included the likes of 'Grease Megamix' & 'Oops Upside Your Head'
2. Cheesy disco dances - These often go with the above, and also include 'Agadoo' &  'The Conga'
3. Horrible poses for photos - The linked arms with the champagne glasses, The bride being lifted up and laid across the arms of the groomsmen, The veil being blown out by an invisible wind, and the one where the bride looks like she's going to be snapped in half by the groom tipping her backwards. 
4. Drunk bride 
5. Bride & Groom feeding each other cake
6. Baby Photos of the Bride & Groom projected on the wall 
7. Removal of the Garter by the Groom - There was only one person who removed that garter from my leg and that was me! 
8. Throwing of the bouquet - What a waste of money throwing a £40 bunch of flowers. 
9. Sugared Almonds - Does anyone actually like these?

I'm sure I'll probably think of more later. I would like to apologise to any blog readers who had any of the above at their wedding. It's not my intention to cause offence, I'm just sharing my thoughts. 

Too much caffeine, no editing and interesting prediction

When I first started blogging more than two years ago it was because I was having sleep issues, which at the time I put down to the stresses of wedding planning. After the wedding I was still having issues so I started the 'no caffeine after 5pm' rule. If you haven't noted the time already then I'll tell you its gone one in the morning and I'm very wide awake. I blame the coffee I had at 6pm and the malibu & coke I had after dinner. Of course it could also be because I've done little today or that is quite bright in the house tonight due to a full moon. So I have resorted to blogging to help tire me, and i've decided to try the ipad for this, which could be interesting as it lacks in editing features and its predictive text can be interesting at times. Having previously spent many hours on www.damnyouautocorrect.com, I am familiar with some of the interesting corrections iPad & iPhone can make.


This time last year, we were spending our last night in New York before heading down to Miami. Tonight we have been watching a DVD, and just relaxing together. It was nice to have a weekend with very little planned. Last night we went to the restaurant where we held our wedding reception. It was a treat from the in-laws, who gave us some money so that we could enjoy the fine cooking at this lovely place with a fantastic chef. As expected the food was exceptional and was the kind of meal you never want to finish. If we ever become rich we will eat there every Friday!


Tomorrow is another VW filled day with a meet up with the East Coast Air Cooled club, followed by fish & chips at the seaside, we may even go and spend some 2ps in the arcade.

2 days to go.....

Until our first wedding anniversary, and this time last year I had finished my last day at work as a Miss, and had spent one day making final preparations. 

I had a good send off from work, with a desk decorated with balloons & confetti and some lovely presents. I ended the day by driving to get my nails done, sitting in a car of confetti, with balloons hanging from the wing mirrors and a sign saying 'Honk at me, I'm getting married'! Wednesday was also the day the van got sprayed!

Thursday was spent picking up wedding rings and the all important dress, getting my Dad's suit changed and filling favour boxes with sweets. It was also the day where panic was setting in good and proper, as the van was still drying and needed to be put back together and needed an MOT. This turned into the most stressful part of the build up as we still didn't know if she'd be ready in time. 

Friday was spent decorating the reception venue, a lovely restaurant in the village where we live. I was helped by my little sister while my fiance was at the garage desperately helping wherever he could with re-assembling the van, which failed the MOT that morning.  Van aside, I can honestly say that I was at my calmest that day and was feeling extremely chilled out about the wedding. By mid afternoon, Bella the campervan had passed the MOT and it was all hands on deck to get her cleaned up, and get the interior fitted back in. Finally finished at 9pm, my fiance left to go and spend the night at his parents, with his daughter, and so began my last night as a Miss. 

Back to the present, and plans are to go to White Noise VW show this Sunday, our anniversary day. We will be camping in the van on Saturday & Sunday night at Clippesby Hall Campsite. 

On Monday I will fully report on the weekend, and also write a mini report about the wedding day.

 Before and After

Failed already!

Well this week I was supposed to be looking back at last year, and already, just a few days after starting this blog, I've missed a day. So last year the 2nd & 3rd of August were Monday & Tuesday, and still quite calm in terms of wedding planning. 

On the Monday, my Mum arrived with my Auntie Jean, younger brother & sister, and their Dad.  They rented a house nearby for a couple of weeks so had a bit of a holiday too. They also brought our first wedding present, which became a feature on the day. 

On Tuesday I went out with female family, close friends, a neighbour, and a little male guest for my second hen night, a quieter night than the first one, but still complete with it's typical hen night tack. It was at this point that everything started to feel very real!